Insole for boots and shoes.



T. RYAN, INSOLE FOR BOOTS AND SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 16, 1909.

Patented May 17. 1910.

1 TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' rHoMas J. RYAN, or'noxnnnxiviassacnnsnrrs, .essrenon TO THOMAS G. rLAnT,

or BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. V

INSOLE r012. BOOTS Ann SHOES.

To all whom itfmay concern-.-

Be it known that I, THOMAs bury, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improve- 'ment in Insoles for Boots a d Shoes, of which the following description, in connection with-the accompanyi ihg drawings, is a spec1ficat1on,l1ke characterson the drawings representing like'parts. v.

The invention to be hereinafter described relates to'insoles whichfOrm part of the structure of. boots and shoes. As well known by those skilled in the art, it is usual to provide insoles with a channel lip which is raised or turned up in order that subse# quent operations, such as sewing the insole to other parts, may be performed properly;

and it is" likewise usual in some kinds of insoles to reinforce the insole by .a layer of fabric, canvas orthe like, cemented or otl1- erwise secured thereto. When the channel lip is produced by cutting diagonally into the material of the insole around and toward the sole edge, it becomes diflicult to turn the lip up from the channel, especially at the toe portion, because the perimeter of thelip edge or top is less in length than the base of sheet of fabric or canvas has been thus ap-' plied, its dimensions havebeensuch as to practically cover the entire surface of the insole, although the more essential function of the fabric is to'reinforce that/portion designed to. receive the sewing 100 s which unite the insole to other portionsofthe shoe structure. Much waste and expense has at tended the manufacture of rein orced insoles thus formed, owing to the size of the rein forcing fabric or canvas and the fact that the cement .or adhesive, itself an expensive item, has necessarily been applied "to the .entiresurface of the fabric even at portions vwhere its reinforcing qualities were not Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed Apri1 15,l 1909. Serial N0, 490,160.

I. J. RYAN, a. cltlzen of the United States residing at Roxnel lip 3 at the toe end thereof is "guide might needed, as fdr instance near the central portion of the sole especially at the forepart thereofi With; the above matters view the aims" and purposes of. the present invention will be best, understood and made clear by the Patented M... 17, 1910.

following description and accompanying drawings of one embodiment of the present invention, which, in its true scope is-definitely set forth by the claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan or face view of an insole provided with a cut extending diagonally into the surface toward the sole-edge to produce the channel lip, the reinforcing fabric or canvas of the present invention and itsrelation to the in- -sole being indicated in dotted lines; Fig. 2

is a' plan or face view of a reinforced insole constructed in accordance with. the present invention, 'showingthe reinforcing fabric or canvas secured thereto; Fig. 3 is a detail sole, showing the-slit through the channel lip to permit the lip to be upturned; Flg. 4

is a section on the line 4: l, Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 isv a crossv section on the line 5+5,

.Fig. 2.

Theinsole S is formed with a cut or slit 1 perspective view of the toe portion of an in-' r extending diagonally into the surface of the insoletoward the edge thereof to form the channel 2 and lip 3, Fig. 1, showing theoutprior to being turned up.

line of'the cut or slit 1 andthe channel lip In order that the lip 3 may be readily turned up from; the

position indicated in Fig. 1 to that indicate in Fig. 3, the chan- 3 and by dotted lines in Figfl, the construc,

tion being such that the channel lip mayv be upturned at either side of the toe port on without one side drawing down'or relaying the other and,vat the same emery the di-.

rovided lly from agonal character of the slit, obviating an abrupt opening through which the channel ass during the sewing 0 eration, as will be readily understood by t Ose skilled in the art. Heretofore the reinforcing fabric or canvas which is to be tucked into and reinforce the channeled portion of the. insole has been formed of a width snfiic-ient. to extend over the entire surface of the insole at its widest dimension, intothe channel and up the inner face of the lip, so that much waste-has occurred not onlyby'reason' of the large and unnecessary size of the reinforcing fabric itself and the, great amount of edge trimming-essential in bringing it into conformation with the channel lip or edge of.

the insole, as the case ma-y be, but also by.

reason ofthe cement or adhesive with whichthese'w'aste portions, of the reinforcing fabric werefcoatedt 't I'nthe present invention, howem'er,:the,reinforcing fabric or canvas ismade narrower than the widest portions of the insole, and slitted or cut so that the ortioiis on either side of the slitor cut can e'. spread apart and tucked into the channel and, ifde'sired, up the inner face of the channel lip. -'As one embodiment of this feature of'the invention; the 'reinforcin fabric 5, shown by dotted lines Fig; 1 an full lines Fig.2,

51s formedv of a width substantially the same "as the insole at the shank portion between the bases of the channel lips plus the height of the li 's', as indicated in 5. Manifestly" this width, which for identification may be referred to as the shank width of the insole,- would not ,permit the reinforcing fabric or canvas to be carried into the channel .and up thelips at wider portions of the insole, 'asfor instance at the forepart or heel. To meet this condition and enable the reinforcing fabric or canvas to extend into the channel and .up the lips at these wider is provided'with 'a slit 6 or 7 where it is to 40"be'ap lied to these wider portions, so that the s1 es 8 of the reinforcing fabric may be separated or spread apart, as indicated in Fig.2, and carried into the channel and against the channel lip. At the se arated portions of the fabric the insole wil not be covered, but thisis not material, as it is not necessary to 'renfforce the insole at such 1 portions.

The fabric is preferably provided on one face -'with a COatIDgOf cement or adhesive,

' 'andwhen it has been a plied, as indicated,

the edge portionsmay be trimmed to con form to the top of the channel lip, although,

as will be obvious, the amount of waste by reason of such trimmin will be minimized,

and yet the benefits of a continuous reinforcing-fabric extending onto the surface of. the insole between the channel lips be,

s ecured. While the invention "has been described with respect to a reinforcing fabric applied to, an insolehaving a channel lip turned u ward, and toward the sole edge, it'will emanifest that the invention is not confined to this character of insole; and while the narrow reinforcing fabric or canvas has been described as having the particular slits 6 and 7, it is obviousthat these slits may be variously formed, either Wholly Within the edges of the fabric or canvas, either ccntrally thereof or not, as the slit 6, or extending from an edge portion, as the slit '7, the invention being generic in these respects, as I believe I am the first to reinforce an in sole by a reinforcing fabric or canvas applied to the surface of an insole and of less width than the distancebetween the channel lips, said fabric being slit to enable portions to be'spread apart to reinforce the channel lip. a

\Vhat is claimed is:

1. An article of manufacture comprising an insolehaving a channel and channel lip, and a .strip of reinforcing material corresponding substantially in width to the shank Width of the insole and applied to the shank and ball portions thereof, said strip of reinforcing material having a slit between the shank and toe portions and spread apart and tucked into the channel of the insole.

2. An insole for boots and shoes having an upwardly extending lip or projecting portion, and a reinforcing fabric corrcsponding substantially in width to the shank width of the insole and applied to the shank and ball portions thereof, said reinforcing fabric having a slit extending longitudinally at the forepart of thesole and spread or separated atthe slit and secured to the sole in such separated or spread-condition to reinforce the sole for the reception of fasgteners. portions of the insole the reinforcing fabric 3. An insole for boots and shoes having a.channel lip slit at the toe portion and turned upward, and a strip of reinforcing materlal' corresponding substantially in width to the shank width of the insole, ap-

plied to, the shank and ball portions and havin a slit, said strip of reinforcing material beingspreadjapart at the slit and the portions at each side of the slit being tucked into and secured to the channel formed by the upturned li to reinforce the insole for the reception 0 fasteners.

4. An insole for boots and shoes having an upturned channel lip, and reinforcing fabric of a width corresponding substantially to'theshank width of the insole'and applied to the shank and ball portions thereof, said reinforcing fabric having a slit forward of the shank portion and spread apart at the slit to extend to the sides of the insole into the channel.

I 5. An insole for boots and shoes having a lip, and a strip of reinforcing material of a width less than the width of the insole at the forepart and rovided with a slit, the parts of the rein orcing material being i spread or -separated at-the slit to extend to the sides of the insole to reinforce the sole *5 net of the sole f at 8,013

for the reception of fasteners, and said reinforcing material being applied'to the shank and ball portions. f o r 6. As an article of manufacture, an insole for boots and shoes having a channel lip and a strip of reinforcing" fabric or canvas of substantially the same Width as the narrowest dimension of the sole and completely covering the surface of the insole at such narrow portion, and having aslit at that part of the fabric or canvas strip which overlies the wider portions of the sole said slittecl portion of the fabric or canvas strip beingspread apart and tucked into the chanto reinforce the sole at such nor i or i of mannfactm'e, an insole channe lip, and astrip of reinforcing fabric of sub-.

stantially the same width throughout as the shank of the insole and completely coverlng the surface of the sole atthe shank, said reinforcing strip having a slit in front and rear of the shank portion and spread apart and into the channel of the sole at the said slit portions.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specificatiomin the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS J. RYAN. 

